adjective
- lacking a tail or tail-like appendage
Usage: biology; zoology
Examples
- The acaudate lizard species evolved without a visible tail structure.
- Humans are acaudate primates, unlike our tailed ancestors.
- The acaudate tadpole had already completed its metamorphosis into a frog.
- Some acaudate fish species adapted to deep ocean environments.
- The researcher studied the acaudate specimens in the museum collection.